Centre for Northern Studies
Over 400 researchers studying northern terrestrial environments
NordicanaD
CEN has revamped its collection of longitudinal datasets online, which are freely accessible to researchers and users worldwide.
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Writing retreat
From April 23 to 25, participate to the writing retreat organized par the Student Committee and the Forêt Montmorency
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Arctic: detection of plastics from incineration
A storyfield told by Professor Julien Gigault's team, between sampling and adventures in Summer 2025
More detailsThe CEN is a research centre based at Université Laval, managing an extensive network of infrastructures stretching from the boreal to the Canadian High Arctic. Thanks to the Fonds québécois de recherche, secteur Nature et technologies, CEN is a strategic inter-university and multidisciplinary group working in partnership with northern communities and public and private organizations to promote sustainable development in the North.
CEN manages three unique infrastructure networks in the circumpolar world
Qaujisarvik ('place of study' in Inuktitut) is a network of research stations managed by the CEN. With this network, CEN fulfills its mission to provide unparalleled access to the North for the scientific and educational communities.
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SILA ('climate' in Inuktitut) is a network of 110 permanent observatories for climate and environmental change in the North, operated by CEN. The network extends over 3500 km, between Quebec City and Ward Hunt Island, Nunavut.
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Nordicana D is a collection of longitudinal datasets available exclusively in electronic format on the web and freely accessible worldwide.
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